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Scottish government 'evasive' on the cost of independence
TREASURY Chief Secretary Danny Alexander yesterday accused the Scottish government of failing to come clean on the price tag for setting up an independent Scotland.
But Scottish finance minister John Swinney rejected “ludicrous” Treasury claims that it could cost billions of pounds.
Mr Alexander said: “The Scottish government is trying to leave the UK but it won’t tell anyone how much the set-up surcharge is for an independent Scotland.”
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